scholarly journals Household Preferences and Willingness to Pay for Waste Management Services in Rural Nigeria

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-31
Author(s):  
Richardson Kojo Edeme ◽  
Nelson C. Nkalu
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Great Influence ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Management Service ◽  
Environment Impact ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Management Services

Safe and clean environment is an essential requirement for maintaining life on earth and creating human friendly environment is one of the most important issues in the world today. The concern of this paper is to examine household preference and willingness to pay for waste management services. The population of the study is made up of the households in the Nsukka urban where simple random sampling techniques was employed to select 25 households from each of the six town in Nsukka urban, employing binary modelling using probit model to estimate the impact of both cultural and demographic factors and economic factors on household willingness to pay for waste management service. The result revealed that demographic factors such as age, household size and education have great influence on household willingness to demand for waste management in Nsukka urban area. Also, economic factors such, income level of the households, awareness of the household about the environment, impact of waste management service and cost of waste management service has positive significant impact on household willingness to pay for waste management services.

Household Preferences and Willingness to Pay for Waste Management Services in Nsukka Urban Area

2020 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 196-205
Author(s):  
Richardson Kojo Edeme ◽  
Chigozie Nelson Nkalu
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Urban Area ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Variable Model ◽  
Rapid Urbanization ◽  
Household Preferences ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Management Services

In recent years, the population of Nsukka has increased, brought about by rapid urbanization, and has increased waste generation. Consequently, establishing effective waste management strategy is imperative given the inherent danger it poses to a sustainable environment. The concern of this study is to examine household preferences and willingness to pay for waste management (WMS) in Nsukka urban area. The survey method was employed to generate responses from 150 households selected from the six areas that make up Nsukka urban. The probit regression analysis (a variant of the least dependent variable model (LDVM) was adopted to estimate the impact of cultural, demographic and economic factors on household preferences and willingness to pay for waste management services (WMS). The study found that demographic factors such as age, household size and education have a significant effect on household willingness to demand waste management in Nsukka urban area. As evidenced by the estimated coefficient, gender (0.57), education (0.15) and family size (0.65) have a positive effect while age (-0.17) and marital status (-0.22) have negative effect on household preferences and willingness to pay for waste management services (WMS) in Nsukka urban. Moreover, cost of waste management (p<0.05), average monthly income (p<0.05) and awareness significantly affect demand for waste management services while house ownership has an insignificant effect on household preference and willingness to pay for waste management services. Even though the estimated coefficient indicates that cost of waste management, household income, awareness and house ownership has a positive effect, the efficacy of cost (2.79) is greater than that of income (1.27), followed by awareness (1.04) and then house ownership (0.02). Based on the empirical findings, this study recommends a need for government to subsidize the amount paid for waste management in order to enhance household preferences and willingness to pay for such services.

scholarly journals Analysis of Households' Willingness to Pay for Improved Solid Waste Management Services in Gondar city, Ethiopia: Evidence from a double-bounded Dichotomous Contingent Valuation Method

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kassahun Tassie Wegedie ◽  
Anteneh Mulugeta Eyasu ◽  
Yenesew Sewnet Yizengaw ◽  
Getnet Asifaw Shiferaw
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Contingent Valuation ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Contingent Valuation Method ◽  
Management Service ◽  
Valuation Method ◽  
The City ◽  
Management Services

Abstract Background: Waste is a byproduct of human life. Nowadays, municipal solid waste is being produced in excessive amounts and in this way, both developing and developed countries are facing challenges regarding generation of waste. Economic development, urbanization and improved living standards in cities have contributed to increase in the amount and complexity of solid waste produced. Methods: this study aims to Analysis of households' willingness to pay for improved solid waste management Services in Gondar city, Ethiopia: evidence from a double-bounded dichotomous contingent Valuation Method.Result: A total of 222 randomly selected households were interviewed to address the objective of this study. Finally, the survey result indicated that 192(87.3%) of sample households were willing to pay for improved solid waste management services. Following this, the one and double-bounded dichotomous contingent valuation result revealed that the mean willingness to pay estimated from the Double Bounded dichotomous CVM and open ended formats were 34.48 and 17.0756 ETB[1] per month per households respectively. The total WTP was obtained by adding the WTP of the total households in each stratum, and is equal to 941361ETB and 1900848 ETB for open ended and double bounded format, respectively. Additionally, the bivariate probit model result demonstrated that income and education have positive and significant effects on willingness to pay bid amounts. The results, age, marital status, Bid1 and Bid2 have a negative and significant effect on households’ amount of willingness to pay for better solid waste management services. Conclusion: When allocating service charges the city municipality considers amount of solid waste generation and income level of the households. The study results show that when educational status of the households increases and increase their willing to participate in planned improved solid waste management service. Thus, awareness creation is importance for better solid waste management. Additionally the city municipality facilitates a learning media for uneducated households to come up with at least secondary education level.

scholarly journals Willingness to Pay for Improved Household Solid Waste Collection in Blantyre, Malawi

Economies ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanke Ndau ◽  
Elizabeth Tilley
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Pilot Scale ◽  
Environmental Perceptions ◽  
Waste Collection ◽  
Solid Waste Collection ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Minute Walk

Insufficient staff, inappropriate collection vehicles, limited operating budgets and growing, hard to reach populations mean that solid waste management remains limited in most developing countries; Malawi is no exception. We estimated the willingness to pay (WTP) for two hypothetical solid waste collection services. Additionally, we tested the impact of the WTP question positioning relative to environmental perceptions on respondents’ WTP. The first scenario involved a five minute walk to a disposal facility; the second scenario involved a 30 min walk. Additionally, the order of the question was randomized within the questionnaire. A WTP value of K1780 was found for the five minute walk scenario when the question was placed first, and K2138 when placed after revealing the respondent’s perceptions on the environment. In the 30 min walk scenario, WTP was K945 when placed first and K1139 when placed after revealing the respondent’s perceptions on the environment. The estimated values indicate that there is both a willingness to pay for solid waste services and that there are at least two options that would be acceptable to the community; a pilot scale implementation would be required to validate the hypothetical values, especially given the dependency on problem framing. Community financing should be considered as a sustainable approach to solid waste management in underserved areas.

scholarly journals Willingness to pay for improved solid waste management services in an urbanizing area in South-East Nigeria

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 793-803
Author(s):  
F.P. Oyawole ◽  
O.P. Ajayi ◽  
R.O. Aminu ◽  
D Akerele
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Ordered Logit ◽  
Southeastern Nigeria ◽  
Public Health And Safety ◽  
Private Sector Involvement ◽  
Management Services

Developing countries often fail to pay adequate attention to solid waste management in the bid to accelerate the rate of their development, and this oversight typically culminates into an adverse impact on the environment and on public health and safety. This paper sought to analyse the factors influencing residents’ willingness to pay for improved solid waste management services due to private sector involvement in Ihiala, Southeastern Nigeria. Data were collected with structured questionnaires administered to ninety respondents, and was analysed using descriptive statistics and ordered logit regression. The results showed that majority (92.2%) of the residents were aware of the inherent risks that could stem out of improper solid waste management, although a lesser proportion of them (64.4%) were willing to pay for an improvement. WTP was influenced by marital status, household size and income. It was recommended that government pursue policies that will significantly improve the income of residents and encourage public-private partnership in waste management.Keywords: Solid waste management, Willingness to Pay, Ordered logit, pollution

scholarly journals E-waste Management In Indian Microscale Informal Sectors – An Environmental Perspective Towards Policy Regulation

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dipsikha Dasgupta ◽  
Santanu Majumder ◽  
Jishnu Adhikari ◽  
Pinaki Ghosh ◽  
Diane Purchase ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Informal Sector ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
Great Influence ◽  
Soil Samples ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Road Map ◽  
Hazardous Metal ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Inappropriate e-waste processing in the informal sector is a serious issue in developing countries. Field investigations in microscale informal recycling sites have been performed to study the impact of hazardous metal(loid)s (released from e-waste dismantling) on the environment (water and soil). Eight hazardous metal(loid)s (Pb, Cd, Cu, Zn, As, Hg, Ni and Cr) were found at elevated levels in the monitored water and soil samples (Sangrampur, West Bengal) as a consequence of widespread informal e-waste handling and primitive processing. Pd, Cu and As were found in high concentrations in water samples (1.62, 1.40, 0.03 mgL-1 respectively). Significant levels of Cu, Pd and Cd were detected in collected soil samples, both topsoil (Cu up to 2328.60 ± 217.60, Pb up to 342.90 ± 32.36 and Cd 18.34 ± 3.81 mgkg-1) and subsurface soil (2491.40 ± 276.20, 1853.33 ± 144.79, 25.90 ± 9.53 mgkg-1), compared to the levels of Zn, As, Hg, Ni and Cr. The results of seasonal variation indicated that higher levels of these hazardous meta(loids) were detected in the pre-monsoon (Nov – May) season than the rest of the year, as open dumping/burning of e-waste were practiced commonly and frequently in the monitored sites. The results highlighted that the composition and the handling of e-waste were important factors affecting the metal(loid) concentrations. E-waste policy and legislation have great influence on the handling and disposal procedures. A novel improved e-waste management practice has been proposed to encourage eco-friendly and safe e-waste disposal. It is recommended that regulatory agencies and manufacturers should create a road map to convince the informal sector to develop a systematic approach towards a more standardized formal e-waste management practices at the microscale field level.

scholarly journals Effect of Economic and Demographic Factors on the Demand for Higher Education Services

2021 ◽  
Vol 2020 (4) ◽  
pp. 534-542
Author(s):  
Tatyana Dorofeeva
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Birth Rate ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Financial Barriers ◽  
Demographic Situation ◽  
Education Services ◽  
Cost Of Education ◽  
Average Annual Cost ◽  
The Impact

The demographic situation has recently become one of the most important issues in modern Russia, which also affected the market of higher education service. The research objective was to analyze the demographic profile of Russia and the Kemerovo region. The author identified the impact of demographic and economic factors on the demand for higher education. A correlation analysis made it possible to select proper indicators in order to assess the impact of demographic and economic factors on the contingent of university students. The demographic factors included birth rate and the number of population aged 15–19. The economic factors were the average annual nominal salary and the average annual cost of education. The research revealed a positive correlation between the number of births, the amount of population aged 15–19, and the number of students in higher education institutions. Comparative and relative analyses made it possible to assess the paying capacity of population in the sphere of chargeable educational services, which showed an increase in the burden on the household budget and an increase in financial barriers to higher education. The research contributes to the development of the regional economy as it helps to predict the population's demand for higher education services.

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